Is it worth the risk of a growth mindset?
Growth mindset being the ability to see that your skills and aptitude in a certain area aren’t fixed and that you can grow
You exhibit a growth mindset when you take a foreign language class and learn how to speak Spanish
Fixed mindset is the belief that you are the way you are because of things outside of your control, like genetics
A lot of people think they’re genetically incapable of being good at maths
Everyone has a mixture of growth and fixed mindsets in different areas of life
You might know you can get better at your job as a sales consultant, and also think that you will never know how to use the sales system software because “you’re just no good with technology”
Deep down, you know that if you applied the same effort you did when learning sales you could also learn how to use new software, however you don’t really want to
This knowledge is power
Anything that a human has done, and that has been taught to other humans, you can also do, if you decide to put enough resources to learning
You just need to decide on the language
Every time you say you can’t do something, catch yourself, and replace can’t with won’t
Of course, not everything is important enough to you to change to a growth mindset, and that’s okay
You can do anything in life, you just can’t do everything
Health and fitness, a lot like maths, is an area people commonly have fixed mindsets
“I’ve tried everything, I just can’t lose weight”
More likely you’ve tried the same thing 100x for the same results
You probably did one of these:
- a) You exercised heaps more without paying any attention to food or;
- b) You exercised more and tried to stick to a strict meal plan 100% of time
A fixed mindset keeps you going back to the same, safe plan, that will give you a predictable result
EVEN if that result isn’t what you say you wanted
However, a growth mindset accepts the risk of failure and goes for it anyway
It’s scary, it’s new, it’s change
And don’t kid yourself, good change or bad change, it’s both scary and fraught with danger
But do it anyway
There’s a better way for those who want to bet on themselves
It’s worked for others, and it’s been taught to many
Quick results, that are also sustainable results
Just decide, is it worth the risk of a growth mindset?
Is there someone you care about that you think would benefit from this? Pass it on, and consider it a good deed done for the day
And, you’ll be doing something good to help someone, and they’ll get a reminder that you care
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